Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John F. Kerry to support U.S. military intervention in Syria before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4, 2013. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp
Obama Making Little Headway With Getting Congress To Support Attack On Syria -- Washington Post
Nearly a week into President Obama’s campaign to convince Congress that airstrikes against Syria are necessary, he has achieved little headway against a wall of skepticism on Capitol Hill.
The president’s challenge is made more difficult by the fact that the two parties are splintered on the issue — and that lawmakers say they are hearing virtually no support for an attack from their constituents at home.
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), a libertarian who has taken on GOP hawks on National Security Agency surveillance and now Syria, tweeted Thursday: “If you’re voting yes on military action in #Syria, might as well start cleaning out your office. Unprecedented level of public opposition.”
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